Gdovic Gets First NKNPS East Win At Greenville-Pickens

Brandon Gdovic poses with the winner's trophy after the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race Saturday night at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.  Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR

Brandon Gdovic poses with the winner’s trophy after the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race Saturday night at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR

Brandon Gdovic saved his best for last.

After starting in the ninth position, the 21-year-old out of Yorktown, VA, led the final 33 laps and won the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 presented by G-Clean in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action on Saturday night at Greenville Pickens Speedway.

It was Gdovic’s first series career win in 27 starts. His previous best finish was third in this event a year ago.

The emotional winner searched for his words and took a knee next to his No. 46 Windstax.com/Aquis Communications Toyota a few moments after the initial celebration.

“It’s just incredible. It’s perfect,” he said.

Winning at Greenville is about tire management. It’s no secret. That’s what everyone was trying to do, but Gdovic executed his strategy the best.

“You have to save your tires here and that’s what I was trying to do,” Gdovic said. “I just methodically passed one car at a time. When my spotter said, ‘New leader (car) 46,’ it sent chills down my spine.”

Second-place finisher Jeremy Burns was making his series debut, but the seasoned Southeastern driver was not short on experience at Greenville Pickens.

“This is my first (NASCAR K&N Pro Series) race, but I’ve raced this track a lot and I know what it takes here,” said Burns. “It’s about saving tires and with more horsepower it’s easier to burn them up. It’s just a blessing to get to come out here and race.”

Another rookie – Kenzie Ruston – despite starting the race in 17th, made a significant contribution to K&N Pro Series East history with her third-place performance as the 21-year-old out of El Reno, OK, scored the highest finish for a female driver.

“We struggled in qualifying, but the car just came alive and we started picking them off one at a time,” said Ruston. “The car was just awesome and can’t thank everyone at Turner Scott (Motorsports) for this opportunity.”

Local favorite Coleman Pressley, whose father, Robert Pressley, is a former Greenville track champion, finished fourth after leading 52 laps in the middle portion of the race followed by pole sitter Brett Moffitt, who led a race-high 61 laps, in fifth. It was the ninth career pole win for Moffitt.

Sam Hunt, Daniel Suárez, Eddie MacDonald, Brandon McReynolds and Gray Gaulding completed the top 10.

The race slowed due to caution just three times for a total of 12 laps and there were three lead changes among four drivers.

Moffitt takes over the lead in the point standings from Dylan Kwasniewski by six tallies with more than a handful of drivers just behind that.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is right back on the track next week on April 13 for its inaugural visit to Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL for the NAPA Auto Parts 150.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Greenville-Pickens Speedway – Easley, SC
Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 – April 6, 2013

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 9 46 Brandon Gdovic Windstax.com/Aquis Communications Toyota 150 47 4 Running
2 15 81 Jeremy Burns * Williams-Ebeling Ent./M&E Products Toyota 150 43 1 Running
3 17 34 Kenzie Ruston * AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 150 41 Running
4 5 15 Coleman Pressley Mayor Cars Toyota 150 41 1 Running
5 1 11 Brett Moffitt Don Valley North Toyota Scion Toyota 150 41 2 Running
6 26 18 Sam Hunt Denny Hamlin Fdn/Drive Technology Toyota 150 38 Running
7 8 6 Daniel Suarez Visit Acapulco Toyota 150 37 Running
8 12 71 Eddie MacDonald Grimm Construction/National MS Society Toyota 149 36 Running
9 6 37 Brandon McReynolds Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 149 35 Running
10 4 20 Gray Gaulding * Krispy Kreme Toyota 149 34 Running
11 13 39 CJ Faison Sherwin-Williams Chevrolet 149 33 Running
12 20 99 Austin Dyne KMC Wheels Chevrolet 149 32 Running
13 16 2 Ryan Gifford Sunoco/NTI Toyota 149 31 Running
14 14 47 Cale Conley Tait Towers Toyota 149 30 Running
15 11 98 Dylan Kwasniewski Rockstar/Royal Purple Chevrolet 149 29 Running
16 3 97 Jesse Little * NASCAR Technical Institute Chevrolet 148 28 Running
17 2 96 Ben Kennedy Ben Kennedy Racing Chevrolet 148 27 Running
18 7 21 Mackena Bell * Toyota Racing Development Toyota 148 26 Running
19 10 0 Cole Custer * Haas Automation Chevrolet 147 25 Running
20 24 72 Scott Heckert * Project Lifesaver Chevrolet 147 24 Running
21 23 31 Jimmy Weller Integrated Metal Products Toyota 146 23 Running
22 18 0 Enrique Contreras, III * Viva La Raza Racing Toyota 146 22 Running
23 19 1 Nate Caruth * Brella Sports Group/Karl Performance Chevrolet 145 21 Running
24 22 4 Bryan Ortiz Impact Toyota 144 20 Running
25 21 49 Jordan Anderson * Visit Forest Acres Toyota 61 19 Brakes
26 25 89 Matthew Tifft * DOC 360 Chevrolet 19 18 Accident

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